Daniel's Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador
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Daniel's Cove () is a resettled fishing village on the northwest tip of the Bay de Verde Peninsula nestled in a picturesque valley halfway between Grates Cove and Old Perlican.
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[edit] History
Daniel's Cove lies in two small valleys treed with two rivers running through it, and it is probable that it was settled about the same time as Old and New Perlican in the late 1700s.
[edit] Economy
The economic base for this community was the small-boat inshore cod fishery, but serves as a summer home community for a number of family descendants of the community.
[edit] Timeline
- 1810 – According to tradition, a Patrick Howard settles at Daniel’s Cove.
- 1836 – Census reports twenty-seven inhabitants, all Roman Catholic, in three houses.
- 1857 – The small-boat inshore fishery numbered 36, with two Irish-born residents.
- 1864 – Hutchinson’s Newfoundland Dictionary (1864-1865) lists six planters in the community.
- 1897 - Post Office was established and John Howard was the Postmaster.
- 1925 – Rev. Father Jeremiah Howard ordained.
- 1931 – Fr. Howard, with money from his father's estate, financed the construction of a one room school which is still standing.
- 1935 – The population is 73.
- 1950 – Brother William Howard takes his final vows in the community.
- 1954 – Rev. Father William Kelly is ordained; Daniel’s Cove is partially resettled without government assistance.
- 1959 - Post Office closed on August 21.
- 1966 – Remaining thirteen residents (one family resettled to Old Perlican) after this year.
- 1996 – Two residents remain in Daniel's Cove.
